N.Korea Moves Tanks, Armored Vehicles to Chinese Border

North Korea has moved scores of tanks and armored vehicles to an Army corps near the border with China in Ryanggang Province. The 12th Corps,
which was established in 2010, is tasked with responding to movements of Chinese troops in an emergency.

A source on Monday said about 80 tanks have been deployed in Ryanggang Province, where there had not been a single one before. The corps has been
"turned into an attack force after it has been reinforced" with an armored infantry unit, a unit of multiple rocket launchers, and a special warfare
and sharpshooter brigade.

The source attributed the moves to fears that sole ally China could "betray" the North amid increasing pressure on Pyongyang to give up its
nuclear program.

The source has been questioned in the past.

If true / accurate we might be seeing the implosion of the N. Korean government. It also suggests relations with China may be a lot worse than whats
generally known.

” Formed in 2010, the unit has the specific task of repelling Chinese troops in the event of an incident in the border region. However,
military analysts believe that the North Korean unit would stand little chance in the event of a full-scale attack by Chinese forces. Quoting South
Korean sources, the paper also reported that a further 80 armoured personnel carriers were scheduled to be deployed to the province in the near
future, apparently on the orders of Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader.

It's also being reported by UK newspaper The Telegraph, a publication with a very good reputation, so my guess is that something is going on, open
conflict between China and North Korea would come as a huge shock to most people. Bejing has been the only supporter of North Korea, that being said
both are nuclear powers, regardless of how sophisticated the Norths arsenal is, it's still a nuke.

To me something seems very odd about it all, China has no need to attack, there's nothing there they want, unless it's the first step in a much
larger picture. I did read elsewhere that forces near Taiwan had been reinforced, so could it be a land grab, North Korea would lead to the south, but
would US allow Taiwan to fall, interesting times ahead.

Things between China and North Korea have not been good for sometime. However, this is just posturing. If I had to guess I would think this is a
reminder to China that they had better start treating NK better or they could find yet another hostile border. With tensions between China and Japan,
Vietnam, Phillipines high and now tensions between China and India rising after yet another Chinese incursion into Indian territory North Korea thinks
that China better play ball and do what it wants or it will join the list of places China a problem with. I expect this will back fire on the NK and
China will just ignore them.

Kim is insane, he has threatened the United State numerous times! One of these days he's going to over step his bounds, and I hope China will be the
one to put an end to his totalitarian regime. There's a lot of political dissidents from North Korea who flee to China.

China could very well be on edge knowing their insane ally can no longer be trusted with a hand on the nuclear button.

This could simply be a military exercise on the part of North Korea and China. They are allies, China has backed North Korea both with military
assets, hardware, along with economic aid and other things to keep this isolated country afloat. It would make sense that the 2 of them would hold
military exercises to put forth a show of strength and capacity towards South Korea and the rest of the world. I seriously doubt that North Korea
would pick a fight with China, one of its few allies in the world, when it is worried about the US/South Korea pact and risk leaving its southern
boarder open and unguarded with as much strength as it can muster.

Well....lets just say a few, "units" will be deploying to S.Korea in the 2015 time frame, coincidence?
Maybe, Maybe not.
Whatever the case may be, its probably as a support measure for reassurance to the South.

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